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Labour will create a new Border Security Command to tackle people-smuggling gangs bringing migrants across the Channel, Sir Keir Starmer is set to announce.
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Humza Yousaf said he's "not ashamed at all" to admit his mental health suffered in the wake of his resignation as Scottish first minister.
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The UK has dropped more aid into Gaza today - bringing the total amount dropped in by parachute to more than 100 tonnes.
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Scotland's new first minister vowed to be "straight with the public" while he dodged answering a question on a previous promise to boost teacher numbers by 3,500..
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Lord Cameron has accused Labour of standing for nothing after Sir Keir Starmer accepted a right-leaning Tory MP into the party.
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John Swinney has axed the post of minister for independence from his cabinet team.
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Former COVID vaccines minister and chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has announced he will not be standing at the next general election.
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Rishi Sunak will meet with university bosses in Downing Street on Thursday to call on them to take a "zero tolerance" approach to antisemitism.
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Nigel Farage would not be accepted into Labour because his values are "completely inimical" to the party, a shadow frontbencher said.
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The Welsh parliament has voted to approve an increase of more than 50% in its number of members.
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After a disastrous set of local election results, Rishi Sunak remains in Downing Street, but his party is moving on.
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Labour has reinstated the whip to MP Kate Osamor following an investigation into her comments about Gaza on Holocaust Memorial Day. 
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MPs have warned about an increasing shortage of vets due to post-Brexit visa and food security requirements.
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The Conservatives must stop their voters from "drifting to Reform" in order to win the next election, Robert Jenrick has said.
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Former England cricket star Monty Panesar has withdrawn as a candidate for George Galloway's political party just eight days after announcing he was standing.
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It has been fewer than two years since Labour's shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves told Tory MP Natalie Elphicke to "f*** off" for criticising Marcus Rashford at..
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Kate Forbes has been appointed deputy first minister of Scotland as John Swinney begins selecting his cabinet.
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Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke has defected to the Labour Party.
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John Swinney has been legally sworn in as Scotland's seventh first minister.
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Pubs will be able to extend their opening hours to 1am if England or Scotland make it to the Euro-2024 semi finals this summer.
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Former Tory immigration minister Robert Jenrick has called for the Home Office to be split in two as part of a 30-point plan to curb migration.
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Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has confirmed the name of the contractor running the Ministry of Defence's payroll system that was hacked by China.
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A company has been named in parliament as the contractor running the Ministry of Defence's payroll that was hacked by China - an accusation the country has..
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Wales's first minister Vaughan Gething has said he is "entirely relaxed" after being accused of misleading the UK COVID Inquiry.
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London mayor Sadiq Khan gave a nod to his challenger Count Binface at his swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday. 
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John Swinney will become Scotland's new first minister after being backed by a majority of MSPs.
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The boss of P&O Ferries - known for its fire-and-rehire of nearly 800 workers - has said he could not live on the less than £5-per-hour some of his staff are..
3 days ago • Sky News

The government is "gaslighting" the public about the state of the economy, the shadow chancellor has said.
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Humza Yousaf has formally tendered his resignation as Scotland's first minister to the King.
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China has called accusations it hacked the Ministry of Defence "completely fabricated and malicious slanders".
3 days ago • Sky News

It was only Monday evening when Sky News first revealed that China was behind a massive cyber-attack on Ministry of Defence systems - and a day on, it is still a..
3 days ago • Sky News

The government is "gaslighting" the public about the state of the economy, the shadow chancellor will say on Tuesday.
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The Chinese state has hacked the Ministry of Defence, Sky News understands.
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Rishi Sunak is "deeply concerned" about a potential Israeli offensive in the city of Rafah in the south of Gaza.
3 days ago • Sky News

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said an Israeli offensive "must not go ahead" after the military told Palestinians to leave parts of the city of Rafah.
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The results of the next general election are not a "foregone conclusion" according to Rishi Sunak, after his party's slate of defeats in the local elections.
3 days ago • Sky News

John Swinney is the new SNP leader and is now on course to succeed Humza Yousaf as first minister of Scotland.
4 days ago • Sky News

John Swinney has won the SNP leadership contest and is set to be named as Scotland's new first minister, replacing Humza Yousaf.
4 days ago • Sky News

Two of Westminster's best-connected journalists, Sky News's Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard, guide you through their top predictions for the next seven..
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Rishi Sunak has admitted the Tories may not win the general election after grim defeats in the local polls.
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It's 25 years since voters in Wales first elected members to the Welsh parliament.
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The government at one point considered using Iraq to process asylum seekers - like the Rwanda scheme - according to documents seen by Sky News.
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Graeme McCormick has pulled out of the race to become SNP leader and endorsed rival John Swinney as Scotland's next first minister.
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Rishi Sunak's internal critics have abandoned their attempt to unseat him because they have run out of time and do not believe Penny Mordaunt would do what is..
5 days ago • Sky News

One of the chairs of the left-wing Labour campaign group Momentum has quit her post and the party over Sir Keir Starmer's policy agenda, and his "disgusting..
4 days ago • Sky News

SNP leadership hopeful John Swinney has warned rivals against entering the contest, saying it would "delay the ability for the [party] to start its rebuilding".
5 days ago • Sky News

Transport Secretary Mark Harper has insisted Rishi Sunak and the Conservatives still have "everything to fight for", despite their terrible results in this..
5 days ago • Sky News

Labour's shock victory in the West Midlands mayoral election was a further dagger to Tory hearts after a dire few days of local election results.
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Blame the Brits. An unsanitary encampment of hundreds of tents sprang up in the heart of Dublin outside the International Protection Office where homeless..
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It was a wafer-thin victory, but a huge win.
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